Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Mega-drought, the New Normal

OPINION: Mega-drought, the New NormalPagosa Daily PostIn a dirt parking lot near Many Farms, Ariz., a Navajo farmer sold me a mutton burrito. He hasn't used his tractor in two years, he told me; he has to cook instead of farm because "there isn't any water." He pointed east at the Chuska Mountains, which straddle ...

"Reverse Transfer" College Students Becoming the "New Normal"MarketWatch (press release)"Reverse Transfer" College Students Becoming the "New Normal". HERNDON, Va., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Of those college students who transferred from a four-year institution to a two-year institution outside of summer months, more ...

TCA: The Peacock crows at midnightSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)One of NBC's shows is already getting attention, but some might not deem it the kind of attention a new show might crave: Ryan Murphy's (“American Horror Story,” “Glee”) “The New Normal” has drawn fire from the conservative action group One Million Moms ...San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

TV Made Me GayHuffington PostThis weekend, a group that calls itself One Million Moms (strange, since they only have 40000 members) launched a campaign against The New Normal, a new show from Ryan Murphy and one that I am pretty sure they have not even seen. They issued a ...

Economists Say Rupee at New Normal: CII SurveyOrissadiary.comNew Delhi: According to a survey of 35 economic analysts from across Industry, by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Indian rupee is not expected to fall further in the immediate future. However, the current exchange rate of Rs 53-55 vis-à-vis the US ...

Conservative Group Labels NBC Sitcom as "Damaging to Our Culture"The Hollywood GossipYet One Million Moms - a conservative group that went after JC Penney after it hired Ellen DeGeneres as a spokesperson - believes an upcoming NBC sitcom titled The New Normal is "attempting to desensitize America and our children" because it centers on ...

Real Housewives' NeNe Leakes Is Being Boycotted?Gather Celebs News ChannelThe reality star is set for her new role in the creator of "Glee," Ryan Murphy's, new show titled, " The New Normal," on NBC this fall. However, a group called One Million Moms has launched a campaign against the show, asking NBC to drop it from its fall ...

Not a “Perfect Storm” But the New Norm in the American WestPEJ News... ate 87284 acres and 259 homes west of Fort Collins, or at the Whitewater Baldy Complex fire in New Mexico that began in mid-May, consumed almost 300000 acres, and is still smoldering, and what you have is evidence of the new normal in the American ...

TV Show from the Creator of Glee Causing ControversyKPLR 11St. Louis, MO (KPLR) An upcoming television comedy from the creator of Glee is coming under fire by the group “One Million Moms.' Ryan Murphy's new comedy “The New Normal,” is set to air in September. The program centers on a gay couple hoping for a ...KPLR 11

NASSCOM HR Forum event on 8th August 2012LawfuelThe session of NASSCOM HR Forum “Unconventional Talent Management – The New Normalfor 2012” will bring together industry veterans to discuss the New Normal of Talent Management. Conventional Talent Management has become less effective and ...

Heat continues to overwhelm KansasLawrence Journal WorldHigh temperatures of 110 or above are becoming the new normal for many towns. But as the temperatures rise, water levels at rivers and streams in the northwest part of the state are falling. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Is the UK Really in Recession?CNBC.com (blog)Mr. El-Erian's “new normal” is worthy of a name change: it's now just “normal”, and we can expect low levels of growth for the next 5 years, on both sides of the Atlantic. But there is a world of difference between sluggish growth bumping along the bottom and a ...

The Reservoir That Refuses to Die, Part FourPagosa Daily PostThis particular news story arrived with the headline, “Mega-drought, the New Normal” and was written by a HCN contributor named Ari LaVaux. Mr. LaVaux typically contributes articles focused on “food” — a subject that, here in America, is more often ...

Republicans, Democrats playing chicken with economyLos Angeles Times"Unfortunately, this is the new normal in Washington," said Alan Auerbach, director of UC Berkeley's Robert D. Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance. His frustration was echoed by Gillian Hadfield, an economist at USC. "There's an inability to carry ...

Heat continues to overwhelm KansasSacramento BeeThe newspaper reported that Kansas communities were the warmest in the nation six times in June, breaking a string of day-time highs that were recorded in Death Valley, Calif. High temperatures of 110 or above are becoming the new normal for many towns ...

RPOs Help Companies, Retirees in the New World of Work | Article ...By Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Editor3. Flexible work arrangements are becoming the norm. Working mothers pioneered the way for flexible work arrangements. “It's now the new normal to work two days a week,” says the Peoplefluent executive. 4. Corporate financial motivation.Outsourcing Center

Darien and New Canaan team up to ride in Saturday's Connecticut ...By Jon ChikThe CT Challenge and its programs help people 'survive the cure' and get their lives back to some sort of 'new normal,'” Kiner said. “I am riding for the people going through treatment now.” Murphy is negotiating the century-mile ride for his ...The Ram Roundup & The Wave Watch

Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Answering the ComplaintsBy Cliff Mass Weather BlogThere has been a lot of griping about the weather this summer, with a number of you asking whether lousy summers are the new normal. Well, let me try to convince you that this summer is really better than last summer.... Let's begin with ...Cliff Mass Weather Blog

Spain's CDS spread is converging toward Portugal's levelBy ZarathustraIt's become the "new normal" watching Spain's yields hit new highs on a daily basis. It's an unsustainable process and Spain is now fully shut out from the capital markets. Spain's CDS spread hit a new record as well this morning – now at ...Also sprach Analyst

Bizarre Pregnancy Symptoms Women Should Not FearBy Luisa ColónSome expectant moms may find that their feet shrink back to normal after they give birth; others—like me—find that their new normal is permanently bigger tootsies. CONSTANT CRAVINGS (FOR DIRT, THAT IS) A pregnant woman who has a ...Mamiverse

Antal International News » Growth of recruitment in the UK is ...By sbenzina... we would suggest this indicates that many organisations have now come to accept uncertainty as an unwelcome, but inherent part of business life and are consequently pushing ahead with investment and development in this 'new normal'.Antal International News

Here Are Some Afternoon Links! | VideogumBy Kelly Conaboy-Dlisted; One Million Moms, the organization aimed at making everyone hate its organization, is currently going after the new NBC comedy The New Normal. One Million Horrible Jerks With No Influence. -Zap2It; Speaking of horrible jerks, The ...Videogum

Sense of Events: Want a janitor's job?By Donald SensingSo anyone attending college today needs to understand some crucial things that will form thenew normal for some time to come and why they should directly determine what you major in: 1. It will matter to employers what you studied, even if ...Sense of Events

Lez Review: July 16 – 22 | CherryGRRLBy Laura“Partners” on CBS and “The New Normal” on NBC are bringing terrific visibility for the boys to mainstream, network, TV audiences while all we have is “The Real L Word” over on cable. Oh and at that, is anyone else offended by the bundled ...CherryGRRL

What to Read Right Now. | UnputdownablesBy WallaceAs Julia adjusts to the new normal, the slowing inexorably continues. With spare, graceful prose and the emotional wisdom of a born storyteller, Karen Thompson Walker has created a singular narrator in Julia, a resilient and insightful young ...Unputdownables

Public Schools still have more money and employees per pupil than ...By External Relations, Education NextFiscal austerity stemming from state budget shortfalls is becoming a “new normal,” they state, and “if not thoughtfully considered, budget-balancing decisions could damage learning opportunities for schoolchildren.” The U.S. now spends ...Education Next